Partnership marks milestone sixth iGaming US state market entry and 50^th operator state deployment for the provider

White Hat Studios, the ‘house of brands’ provider to the US iGaming market, has partnered with Rush Street Interactive, Inc., to enter the Delaware market with RSI’s BetRivers. This is the sixth iGaming state entry for the studio and also signals its 50^th operator state deployment.

The signing sees White Hat Studio’s expansive portfolio of cutting-edge titles made available to BetRivers’ Delaware-based player base, including its unrivalled range of branded games featuring some of the world’s instantly recognized IPs, as well as its award-winning game Almighty Buffalo Megaways.

The provider’s innovative jackpot system, Jackpot Royale, will also become available with BetRivers in Delaware, giving players the chance to land one of three progressive jackpot prizes across a number of acclaimed titles. A total of $9.8 million was paid out from 648 jackpot drops in 2023 across 30+ games.

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Founded in 2012, Rush Street Interactive is a market leader in the online casino and sports betting spaces, and already a close partner to White Hat Studios in four other states. With a company focus on bridging online, social and land-based iGaming businesses, RSI was named Operator of the Year at the 2022 EGR North America Awards.

This development sees White Hat Studios further cement its position as one of the leading providers in the United States, with several of its releases ranking in the top 25 of the region’s top-performing new online games. The provider is set to focus on further expansion throughout regulated states in 2024, launching in its 7^th state of Rhode Island in March 2024.

Andy Whitworth, CEO at White Hat Studios, said: “We are thrilled to go live in Delaware our sixth US state, which means we are now live in all regulated US iGaming States. The is a fantastic achievement in 20 months of going live. we’re honoured and excited that it was made possible with Rush Street Interactive, one of the country’s top operators.

“We truly believe that BetRivers’ players in Delaware will quickly embrace our wide-spanning portfolio of content, as customers across the country have done thus far, and we’re confident that this partnership with RSI will bring strong results across the board.”

Richard Schwartz, CEO at Rush Street Interactive, said: “White Hat Studios boasts a huge collection of titles that have performed extremely well and have been embraced by our players in other US markets, so we’re thrilled to be bringing those games to our players at BetRivers in Delaware  with this deal.

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“As one of the country’s leading providers, the success of White Hat Studios has been nothing short of outstanding thus far, and we’re excited to be a partner in their journey and assisting them in becoming a dominant force in the market.”

While Delaware, which is affectionately known as ‘The First State’, was the first to move on legal sports betting, it was quite late to offer online sports wagering. Better late than never, though.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Legal and regulated sports betting has been available in Delaware since June of 2018 soon after the United States Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA).
• Neighboring states Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland have all established online sports betting programs in the years afterwards while Delaware sat on single-event sports betting and parlay cards at in-person casinos and retail outlets.
• Yesterday, Delaware finally made the move to offer legal sports betting apps and iGaming on computers and mobile devices.
• The Delaware State Lottery is partnering with Rush Street Interactive to bring these offerings to Delaware’s online gamblers via the BetRivers Sportsbook brand.
• The new online gambling will be offered in conjunction with the state’s three casinos.

For the full story, please visit Delaware Online Sports Betting Launches at Last (USBettingReport.com).